Blagoevgrad

city in Blagoevgrad municipality, Blagoevgrad oblast, Bulgaria
Place oblast_seat Q173277
Blagoevgrad
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Blagoevgrad

Summary

Blagoevgrad is an oblast seat[1]. Blagoevgrad draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_seat category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blagoevgrad is identified as part of the Bulgarians ethnic group[3].
  • Blagoevgrad is located in Blagoevgrad[4].
  • Blagoevgrad is in the country of Bulgaria[5].
  • Blagoevgrad is on the body of water Struma[6].
  • Blagoevgrad is on the body of water Bistritsa[7].
  • Blagoevgrad's head of government is recorded as Metodi Baykushev[8].
  • Blagoevgrad's instance of is recorded as oblast seat[9].
  • Blagoevgrad's instance of is recorded as municipality seat[10].
  • Blagoevgrad's instance of is recorded as city in Bulgaria[11].
  • Blagoevgrad's official language is recorded as Bulgarian[12].
  • Dimitar Blagoev is named after Blagoevgrad[13].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Delčevo[14].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Serres[15].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Székesfehérvár[16].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lecce[17].
  • Blagoevgrad's twinned administrative body is recorded as Žilina[18].
  • Blagoevgrad's postal code is recorded as 2700[19].
  • Blagoevgrad's Commons category is recorded as Blagoevgrad[20].
  • Blagoevgrad's licence plate code is recorded as Е[21].
  • Blagoevgrad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[22].
  • Blagoevgrad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[23].
  • Blagoevgrad's local dialing code is recorded as 073[24].
  • Blagoevgrad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.011944444444445, 'lon': 23.08972222222222}[25].
  • Blagoevgrad's official website is recorded as https://blagoevgrad.bg[26].
  • Blagoevgrad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blagoevgrad[27].

Body

Geography

Blagoevgrad is in the country of Bulgaria[5]. Blagoevgrad is located in Blagoevgrad[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Struma[6], a river[28], in Greece[29] and Bistritsa[7], a river[30], in Bulgaria[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+78608'}[32], {'amount': '+80406'}[33], {'amount': '+77879'}[34], {'amount': '+80386'}[35], {'amount': '+77637'}[36], and {'amount': '+78818'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include oblast seat[9], municipality seat[10], and city in Bulgaria[11].

History and Context

Dimitar Blagoev is named after Blagoevgrad[13].

Why It Matters

Blagoevgrad draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_seat category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] Blagoevgrad has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Blagoevgrad is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . NRPP. Retrieved . nsi.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . szekesfehervar.hu. szekesfehervar.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . grao.bg. grao.bg. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · BGPopBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+78608'}, {'amount': '+80406'}, {'amount': '+77879'} +30
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P1082]], nsi-population: add 2025 population (NSI demographics, preferred)"
  2. 22d ago · Porrima · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 42.011944444444445, 'lon': 23.08972222222222}
    Capital of Blagoevgrad, Blagoevgrad
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.909'}
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    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q189305]]"
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